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#01 Hamster And Cheese (2013)

by Colleen A.F. Venable(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Graphic Universe TM

series

Guinea Pig, Pet Shop Private Eye

review 1: I was disappointed that the title did not to allude to the main characters. I expected the book to be about a Guinea Pig named Cheese, and a Hamster named Hamster. I would have accepted a Guinea Pig named Hamster and a Hamster named Cheese, but that did not happen either. The guinea pig’s name is Sasspants, and the hamster’s name is Hamisher. The book is called Hamster and Cheese. I enjoyed the book anyway. The characters of the pet shop are fun and friendly, although everyone is misnamed throughout the book. The books themes are sandwich theft, delicious mysteries, and friendship. A great start to a fantastic series of adventures.
review 2: Booklist (March 15, 2010 (Vol. 106, No. 14))Grades 1-3. Who is stealing Mr. Venezi’s sandwiches? The befuddled pet-... moreshop owner misidentifies the store’s animals, leading the hamsters to think they’re koalas. In this first book in the Guinea PIG, Pet Shop Private Eye graphic-novel series, Hamisher the koala-hamster thinks Sasspants the guinea pig is a private investigator because the second G on her cage’s sign has fallen off, so he asks her to investigate. They travel through the pet shop, questioning the various animal suspects (rabbits, a snake, a parrot), and Sasspants decides to set a trap for the thief by disguising the shop’s turtle as a sandwich. Grumpy Sasspants, hyper Hamisher, creepy Gerry the snake, the goldfish (whom Mr. Venezi calls kangaroos), and the other animals all have distinctive personalities. Young readers will appreciate the zaniness of the pet shop and the fun mystery, and Yue’s colorful art uses a straightforward panel design that’s easy to follow. The book includes fun facts about snakes and other animals Mr. Venezi thinks he has.Horn Book (Fall 2010)Someone is stealing pet-shop owner Mr. Venezi's sandwiches every day. A wrongly accused hamster (who thinks he's a koala) begs the store's resident surly private-eye guinea pig to help clear his species' name. Most of the ill-tempered humor in this hard to follow comics-style book falls flat. Information about a random selection of animals is appended.Kirkus Reviews (March 15, 2010)There is skullduggery afoot at Mr. Venezi's Pets & Stuff: Someone keeps stealing his sandwich, which he puts outside the koala cage every day. No, he doesn't sell koalas; they're really hamsters, but Mr. Venezi is both shortsighted and incompetent (though very kind). The only cage that's correctly labeled is the one holding the guinea pig--but someone has stolen the G, so little Hamisher the koala, er, hamster has decided that guinea pig Sasspants must be a P.I. and therefore can crack the case. Venable's series opener just gets loonier. The irascible Sasspants would rather be reading, but, seeing that Hamisher won't leave her alone, she swings into action. The actual mystery plays second fiddle to the over-the-top characterizations and snappy dialogue: The goldfish are thoroughly brainless, Gerry the corn snake is inscrutable, the chinchillas are prima donnas (one of them has a pet white mouse). Yue's graphic panels, colored by Hi-Fi Design, make the most of the comic potential and extend it with plenty of visual slapstick. Middle graders will close this and ask right away for Detective Pants's next caper. (animal facts) (Graphic mystery. 8-12)Library Media Connection (October 2010)This graphic novel series stars Sasspants, a private detective guinea pig. The illustrations are realistically done, but the classic comic page setup might prove difficult for some readers. In this first installment, Sasspants and his sidekick, Hamisher the hamster, set out to find out who is stealing sandwiches from the pet shop owner. Clever readers will figure out that the owner isn?t very intelligent. He doesn?t know one animal from the next, proven by the silly labels he places on them. At the end of the book Hamisher explains how to tell the difference between those that appear in the book and those that did not. Additional Selection. Beth Green, School Library Media Specialist, Wappingers Junior High School, Wappingers Falls, New YorkSchool Library Journal (May 1, 2010)Gr 2-4-Children will love Sasspants, a guinea pig who reads in her pet-shop cage using a thimble recycled as a reading lamp. She is the only animal properly identified because she's made her own sign using tiles. When the "G" at the end of "PIG" falls off, Hamisher the hamster mistakes Sasspants for a private investigator ("PI"), and enlists her help to find who's stealing Mr. Venezi's sandwiches. So begins this humorous mystery. Children who are just beginning to read graphic novels independently will enjoy solving the case with Sasspants. The full-color cartoons enhance the comic appeal. Two funny informational pages about the pet store denizens follow the story.-Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. less

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